Definitions
What is a synonym?
Words that are SIMILAR in meaning
Name a synonym for: SICK
Name an antonym for:NEGATIVE
Sick: Ill
Negative: Positive
Name 2 meanings for: shake
Milkshake
Moving something quickly
Under the weather
Feeling sick
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The amount of people who went to the football game DECLINED when it rained.
Dropped, became less
Clue: rain would make less people want to go to a football game
What is an antonym?
Words that are OPPOSITE in meaning
Name a synonym for: ERROR
Name an antonym for: RICH
Error: mistake
Rich: poor
Name 2 meanings for: straw
Something you drink out of
Similar to hay
Seeing eye to eye
Agreeing on something
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Kim knew if she NEGLECTED her math homework, she would not get an A on her math test
Ignore
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What is a multiple meaning word?
Words that have MORE THAN ONE meaning
Name a synonym for: GRIN
Name an antonym for: FRIEND
Grin: smile
Friend: enemy
Name 2 meanings for: wave
Saying hello
Movement in the ocean
Jump on the bandwagon
To join something because it is popular
In the summer, the school looked DESOLATE with all the empty hallways and no one around.
Empty, bare
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What is an idiom?
Phrases that mean something different from what they actually say
Name a synonym for: BEGIN
Name an antonym for: SHOUT
Begin: start
Shout: whisper
Name 2 meanings for: fair
Just or right
Carnival
Fish out of water
To feel out of place; not fitting in
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The teacher SCOLDED Pam for being late to class everyday.
Yelled, punished
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What are context clues?
Using clues in a sentence to help figure out the meaning of an unknown word
Name a synonym for: COURAGEOUS
Name an antonym for: INNOCENT
Courageous: brave
Innocent: guilty
Name 3 meanings for: light
Opposite of dark
Opposite of heavy
Opposite of hard (light tap on the shoulder)
Back to square one
Needing to start over
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Dan was RELUCTANT to turn in his assignment, knowing he did not do well on it.
Hesitant
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